The Ordinary of the Mass

The priest makes the Sign of the Cross at the beginning of the Introit.

+ Blessed be the Holy Trinity, and undivided unity: we will give glory to Him, because He hath shown His mercy to us. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is Thy name in all the earth! V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

+ Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas, atque indivisa unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. (T.P. Alleluia, alleluia.) Ps. Domine Dominus noster, quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! Gloria Patri et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat et principio et nunc et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Kyrie

The priest returns to the middle of the altar and says alternately with the server

P: Lord, have mercy on us.
   R: Lord, have mercy on us.
P: Lord, have mercy on us.
   R: Christ, have mercy on us.
P: Christ, have mercy on us.
   R: Christ, have mercy on us.
P: Lord, have mercy on us.
   R: Lord, have mercy on us.
P: Lord, have mercy on us.

P: Kyrie eleison.
   R: Kyrie eleison.
P: Kyrie eleison.
   R: Christe eleison.
P: Christe eleison.
   R: Christe eleison.
P: Kyrie eleison.
   R: Kyrie eleison.
P: Kyrie eleison.

Gloria

Standing at the middle of the altar, the priest extends and joins his hands, and making a slight bow says

P: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we adore Thee; we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory: O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son. OLord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Thou, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Thou Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou alone art holy; Thou alone art the Lord; Thou alone, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

P: Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili Unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

Turning to the people, the priest says

P: The Lord be with you.
R: And with thy spirit.

P: Dominus vobiscum.
R: Et cum spiritu tuo.

The Collect (Prayer)

The priest returns to the Missal and prays the prayer for the day:

Almighty and everlasting God, Thou hast given Thy servants grace in the confession of the true Faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of Thy majesty to adore the unity; grant that by steadfastness in the same Faith we may be defended from all adversities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.

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Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui dedisti famulis tuis in confessione verrae fidei, aeternae Trinitatis gloriam agnoscere, et in potentia majestatis adorare unitatem: quaesumus; ut ejusdem fidei firmitate, ab omnibus semper muniamur adversis. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.

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